The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Rin is now far behind in the team. Although she has tried her best to catch up, she only has the strength to fight against a special Jonin.

She only managed to do this by using all the methods Hui taught her.

Although Lin was also very anxious about this, she understood that these things couldn't be rushed.

Furthermore, to possess the combat strength of a Special Jonin at this stage, Rin's talent is truly monstrous in the entire Hidden Leaf Village. Looking at the ninjas who graduated at the same time, how many possess the combat strength of a Special Jonin?

To be honest, Team 7's lineup was probably normal at first. Kakashi was a young genius, and Rin was a talented commoner ninja. Although the lineup was slightly better, Obito was a loser. Overall, the lineup was not much different from other teams. However, everything changed after Rin was taken in by Hikaru and seriously taught, and Obito awakened his Sharingan. The gap widened suddenly.

With two Jonin-level combatants and a Special Jonin-level medical ninja, this setup is not much different from the Sannin of the same era.

Although she was at the bottom of her team, Lin was the most outstanding genius among all the teams in her year and even those several years ahead and behind.

It was precisely because Lin knew these things that she was able to rationally tell herself that she couldn't rush the improvement of her strength.

Rin has her own advantages in consistently ranking among the top in the ninja academy despite being a commoner.

Moreover, although Lin is far behind her two companions in combat strength, her role in the team is still quite significant.

With Hui's guidance and a solid foundation, plus Hui's notes, Rin surpassed 95% of Konoha's medical ninjas in her medical ninjutsu training!

And that surpasses 95% of Konoha's medical ninjas means that there are no more than ten people in the entire ninja world whose medical ninjutsu is more advanced than Rin's!

Such achievements are not much different from Kakashi's when he was a Jonin at less than twelve years old.

However, during this time of war, with missions and battles raging every day, Rin only serves as a medical ninja and a certain combat force within the team, and her reputation is still relatively unknown.

"careful!"

Seemingly sensing something, Obito spoke up to remind him.

The three stopped and stood back to back in a triangular formation.

After Obito activated his double tomoe, his basic eyesight improved significantly. When reminded, Kakashi and Rin had no doubts and immediately assumed defensive stances.

Obito circulated his chakra, his eyes turning crimson, with two black tomoe swirling around the black dot in the center of his eyes.

"there!"

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

"Earth Escape - Earth Rising Spear"

Obito suddenly spat out a large fireball, shooting it towards his left front.

At the same time, Kakashi noticed the anomaly after Obito's warning. His hands moved like afterimages as he quickly formed hand seals and unleashed the Earth Spear technique. He slammed his hands on the ground, and Earth Release chakra rapidly approached the target, taking effect in the target area. Numerous Earth Spears suddenly shot out from the surrounding ground.

"Earth Release·Earth Flow Wall"×2

From deep within the grass, two voices rang out, and a thick wall of earth rose from the ground, blocking the earth-infused fireball.

The fireball exploded, and the dazzling light illuminated the entire night.

"Iwa Ninja!"

Upon seeing the other party's attire, the three members of Class 7 immediately decided to kill them.

They must not let any word of their operation slip by, especially not to the Hidden Stone Village.

"Two Jonin!"

The last time Iwagakure sent troops to surround the Konoha front, they were annihilated by Minato Namikaze and Team 7. However, Iwagakure did not completely give up on this area and still sent some ninjas to investigate the situation.

Fire Release: Explosive Fist

Flames erupted beneath Obito's feet, and his body vanished in a flash, leaving only a bright trail of fire.

In the dark, Obito's Fire Release technique was too obvious.

However, unleashing the Explosive Fist is completely different.

Obito's Explosive Fist has only two uses. One is to use it to increase speed through a burst of energy from his feet. As long as it's controlled well and doesn't envelop him in flames, it will only leave a trail of fire in place, without revealing Obito's figure. The other is to use it during an attack, at which point Obito is already close to the enemy, and whether he's exposed or not is no longer important.

Therefore, Obito did not continue to use other fire-style ninjutsu, but instead chose to fight at close range with his Explosive Fist.

Moreover, in this environment, Obito, who has the Sharingan, actually has the advantage in close combat.

Rushing towards an Iwa ninja, Obito's right arm was wreathed in flames, which swirled and gathered at his fist before erupting.

The dazzling flames illuminated the night, filling the vision of the Iwa ninja opposite them.

Earth Escape Technique: Hardening

In the rush, he could only cast a hardening spell on his body to harden it and resist Obito's attacks.

Flames erupted, exposing Obito's figure. Another member of the Flame Guard seized the opportunity, drawing his long sword and slashing at Obito.

Kakashi didn't have Obito's Sharingan, so he didn't have an advantage in the dark and didn't rashly get close to the enemy.

However, he wasn't doing nothing. On the contrary, every time Obito's flames erupted, illuminating the entire battlefield, Kakashi could clearly see the situation of the two Iwa ninjas from the shadows. At this time, Kakashi would use ninjutsu to help Obito restrain the other Iwa ninja.

Using the light from Obito's flames, Rin hurled a giant kunai covered in Water Release chakra at the enemy Kakashi had restrained.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique"

Instantly, the kunai transformed into dozens of kunai, covering the Iwa ninja.

Covered in a sky full of kunai, and in the darkness of night, they could only be seen clearly once the kunai were close enough that it was impossible for the Iwa ninja to avoid them all.

The kunai, covered in Rin's water-style chakra, entered the enemy's body through the wound.

Rin used Water Release: Water Explosion Technique, but she did not activate it immediately.

She wanted to cooperate with Kakashi and create an excellent opportunity for him.

Seemingly understanding Rin's meaning, Kakashi's hands blurred into afterimages, completing the hand seals in half a breath.

Earth Release: Decapitation Technique of the Heart

Earth Release chakra spread beneath the feet of the Iwa ninja without any concealment.

Although the Iwa ninja didn't know why the opponent's technique was so conspicuous, they still managed to dodge it.

However, before he could move, blood exploded around the wounds on his body caused by the kunai, and the pain of bursting blood vessels made him freeze for a long time.

It was this pause that prevented the opponent from escaping Kakashi's ninjutsu; he was sucked into the ground, leaving only his head above ground.

With his Sharingan featuring two tomoe, Obito could see everything clearly. When he saw Kakashi's conspicuous mental decapitation technique, along with the kunai he had seen Rin earlier, he understood their meaning.

Flames erupted, illuminating the night. The light of the flames filled the enemy's vision. Taking advantage of the opportunity, flames burst from Obito's feet, bypassing the entangled enemies, and arrived in front of the Iwa ninja who was being controlled by Kakashi. Flames gathered on his right arm and then erupted.

"boom!"

As Obito delivered his punch, a large crater was created in the ground.

The figure of the Iwa ninja had vanished, leaving only charred, broken flesh and a strong stench of blood.

Chapter 315 Ma Jia Exposed

After taking down one enemy, the remaining three members of Team 7 of the Iwa ninja clan worked together to quickly subdue him. After questioning him and obtaining only some irrelevant information, they killed him.

"Clean up the battlefield, hurry up, we've already wasted a lot of time."

After cleaning up the battlefield, the three members of Squad 7 changed their route and continued towards their destination along the alternative route.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Minato Namikaze did not arrive at the battlefield before the others, despite his speed.

That was his initial thought as well—to go to the battlefield and scout out the situation first, which would make the mission go more smoothly. However, there was one thing that troubled him for a long time, and in the end, he decided to deal with it first.

Maga was protecting Rin at all times, and no matter how secretive his methods were, Minato Namikaze was bound to notice after such a long time.

Minato Namikaze didn't know whether Maga's attitude was good or bad, or even Maga's identity.

It wouldn't have been so bad before, but this mission is far too dangerous, and it's also crucial to the course of the war, making it extremely important to the village.

The safest course of action is to eliminate the threat posed by Maga beforehand.

Not long after leaving the Konoha front, Minato Namikaze followed Team 7 for a distance and intercepted Maga.

"I wonder which powerful ninja has been following my Konoha ninja for so long, and why they are so leisurely."

It's outrageous that a Kage-level ninja would track down a ninja squad leader for a year.

Maga didn't expect Minato Namikaze to intercept him at this moment. Although he knew that with Minato's abilities, it was only a matter of time before he noticed his presence, he didn't expect to be caught by the other party now, especially at this crucial moment.

That's right, a crucial moment. How could the Battle of Kannabi Bridge not be crucial? It was the turning point of the three battles in the original timeline. Although the Kannabi Bridge timeline in the current timeline is much earlier, the significance of this battle is almost the same.

In this battle, Obito "died," Kakashi gained the Sharingan in his left eye, and the third war came to an end.

However, upon closer reflection, it seems reasonable for Minato Namikaze to resolve this "uncertain factor" in advance at such a crucial moment.

Having figured everything out, Ma Jia was somewhat speechless.

It looks like we're going to have to fight.

I just don't know how it will end.

"It's you?"

Maga revealed himself, making no attempt to conceal his presence. A battle was inevitable, and to avoid a crushing defeat, he would undoubtedly employ every means at his disposal, making it impossible to hide his identity. Thus, the moment Maga revealed himself, Minato Namikaze recognized him—the Sunagakure rogue ninja who had disappeared after the start of the Third Shinobi World War.

Minato Namikaze never imagined that Maka, who possessed the ability to penetrate the Third Raikage's strongest shield, had been hiding for so long, actually tracking his three students.

I can't help but wonder if this guy has some kind of unusual fetish.

However, Minato Namikaze quickly put aside his other thoughts, prepared for battle, and was ready to fight at any time.

He had no intention of underestimating Maga.

Whether it's the sudden appearance of Tushi or Hui, it all illustrates one point: these suddenly appearing Kage-level figures are generally not to be trifled with.

Because he's kept it hidden for so many years, you really don't know what methods he has. Even before he's revealed himself, many of his fighting styles might have been deliberately displayed to mislead others.

Recall that Maka of Sunagakure was skilled in Wind Release, Body Flicker Technique, and possessed a wealth of combat techniques.

Isn't this something any Kage-level player could master?

However, it's likely true that Maga is skilled in Wind Release. Otherwise, if someone who isn't proficient in a particular elemental jutsu possesses the attack power to penetrate the strongest shield, Minato Namikaze would find it hard to imagine just how terrifying Maga's full power would be, and he wouldn't understand why Maga had kept it hidden until now.

Regarding the last question, Maka had kept it so well hidden, and somehow, Minato Namikaze suddenly had an idea.

"Perhaps, there are too many cunning old foxes, which is why they are hiding."

Hui... cough cough, I won't insult him since he's a friend. Although Tu Shi has been operating openly for a long time, before he was exposed, no one knew who he was.